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Home Depot Foundation Celebrates Black History Month With New Grants for Atlanta-Based Nonprofit Partners The Home Depot Foundation works to drive sustainable change and social equity in our local communities all year long. In honor of Black History Month, The Foundation is granting $185,000 to Atlanta-based Black-led and Black-benefitting nonprofit partners. Westside Future Fund The… Read more »

Southern Company Issues 2nd Moving to Equity Report Detailing Equity Progress & Impact Southern Company continues to make strides in its diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) work, according to the company’s second Moving to Equity report, released today. The report details the company’s commitment, progress and actions taken to further advance equity within the company… Read more »

University System of Georgia Announces New Career Planning Tool for Student Success Before and After Graduation The University System of Georgia (USG) has launched a new career planning tool for students at its 26 public colleges and universities to provide additional career counseling services and connect them to information about graduates and alumni in the… Read more »

Hartsfield-Jackson Launches ATL Apprenticeship Program Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), in partnership with the Georgia Department of Labor, Atlanta Technical College, and the Technical College System of Georgia, recently launched the ATL Apprenticeship Program. The new program offers a unique, paid opportunity for selected high school student participants to “earn while they learn” a trade… Read more »

Mayor & Atlanta Housing Seek $40 Million from HUD for $560M Transformation of Bowen Homes Atlanta Housing (AH) and the City of Atlanta have formally applied to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) seeking $40 million from a Choice Neighborhoods (CN) Implementation Grant to revitalize the former Bowen Homes. The grant also covers the surrounding neighborhoods of… Read more »

Single-family home prices increased at a non-seasonally adjusted annual rate of 9.2 percent in Q4 2022, compared to Q4 2021, down from the previous quarter’s revised annual growth rate of 13.1 percent, according to Fannie Mae’s (OTCQB: FNMA) latest Home Price Index (FNM-HPI) reading, a national, repeat-transaction home price index measuring the average, quarterly price change for all single-family… Read more »

Starbucks and DoorDash Set to Expand Delivery Partnership Nationwide Staff Report Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 Starbucks Coffee Company and DoorDash, Inc. announced the expansion of their partnership with new delivery service launching today in Northern California, Texas, Georgia, Florida and other select markets. Starbucks delivery via DoorDash will expand to additional markets over the coming… Read more »

Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), the nation’s largest provider of comprehensive employment services to people returning from jail or prison, has received a $1 million grant from Truist Foundation. The funding will support career advancement and create economic mobility pathways for people returning from prison and jail. Thousands of justice-impacted people will be connected to… Read more »

The Midtown Connector Project Included in 2023 Omnibus Spending Bill Congress has finalized its annual spending bills and has included $3.2 Million ($3,200,000) for The Midtown Connector Project (MCP) to finalize its 30% design & engineering package in 2023. MCP will bring a world-class deck park over the Connector in Midtown Atlanta, reconnecting East and… Read more »

Hotel Execs Say Remote Work, Retired Workers Will Fuel 2023 Demand Unsplash/John Fornander Workers aren’t in the office on Fridays, hotel operators say — because they’re working out of hotels. The hotel sector may finally recover this year from the beating it took during the worst of the pandemic, industry figures say. Remote work, plus disposable… Read more »